Intelligent and provoking suspense movie with magnificent acting by David Hemmings and perfect direction by Antonioni . Known author Julio Cortázar wrote the original short story on which Blow-Up is based . It deals with a mod London photographer called Thomas (David Hemmings , though photographer David Bailey was also considered for the character) seems to find something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park . Thomas carries out a deep investigating and he discovers surprising results . As Thomas refines and re-refines the photographs , as he interprets what he sees in different ways and then discovers a shattering revelation . Later on , a woman (Vanessa Redgrave) gets in his studio and attempts to seduce him out the snapshot .
Michelangelo Antonioni's first British film , resulting to be a compelling examination into what is or not reality . This interesting flick turns out to be a powerful statement about pop-culture , privacy , guilty and casual discovery ; being ¨photography¨ as the basis and theme of the film . The picture contains thrills , symbolism , emotion , thought-provoking issues and plot twists during the last reel . It has some nudism , reportedly the first British feature film to show full frontal female nudity . As the picture was really censored and a way of bypassing the Production Code , the powerful MGM created "Premiere Productions" , a dummy company . The title of the original short story by Julio Cortázar , who has a cameo , translates into English as "The Spit Of The Devil" . Nice acting by David Hemmings as a photographer who takes a simple snapshot resulting in amazing consequences . However , Terence Stamp was originally cast as Thomas , but was dropped two weeks before shooting began in favor of the then-unknown player Hemmings . His role is loosely based on the careers of Swinging London's ace fashion photographers David Bailey and Terence Donovan . Support cast is frankly well such as Sarah Miles , John Castle , Gillian Hills , Tsai Chin , Peter Bowles and Jane Birkin .
Evocative and appropriate cinematography , rich in colour , by Carlo Di Palma , Woody Allen's ordinary cameraman . However , Antonioni unhappy with the color of the grass in Maryon Park , London , had it sprayed green so he could re-shoot the scene . Jazzy musical score by Herbie Hancock , the film contains a rare performance of The Yardbirds during the period when Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were both in the band . Being well produced by MGM , this production company did not have to cut the full frontal nudity or other sexually explicit scenes and maintained all rights to the film, when the film opened to rave reviews and excellent box office, this defeat was considered the final blow for the Production Code's credibility and was replaced with a ratings system less than two years later.
This well-made motion picture was stunningly directed by Michelangelo Antonioni . The picture achieved success at box office , it allowed him to go abroad and to work on international scale in English language : Zabriskie Point (1970) in the USA as well as Professione: reporter or The passenger (1975) with Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider . Antonioni's initial films dealt with neo-realism , reflecting his bourgeois roots like in his first movie Story of a love affair (1950) or La Signora Senza Camelie (1953) or The friends (1955). His biggest success was the trilogy about non-communication and silent with many layered meanings such as The adventure (1960), The night (1961), and The eclipse (1962), with which he won several prizes . His films frequently starred Monica Vitti or other statuesque actresses . A stroke in 1985 severely inhibited his productivity until his death in 2007 . ¨Blow-up¨ is essential and indispensable seeing for thriller and suspense lovers .
Michelangelo Antonioni's first British film , resulting to be a compelling examination into what is or not reality . This interesting flick turns out to be a powerful statement about pop-culture , privacy , guilty and casual discovery ; being ¨photography¨ as the basis and theme of the film . The picture contains thrills , symbolism , emotion , thought-provoking issues and plot twists during the last reel . It has some nudism , reportedly the first British feature film to show full frontal female nudity . As the picture was really censored and a way of bypassing the Production Code , the powerful MGM created "Premiere Productions" , a dummy company . The title of the original short story by Julio Cortázar , who has a cameo , translates into English as "The Spit Of The Devil" . Nice acting by David Hemmings as a photographer who takes a simple snapshot resulting in amazing consequences . However , Terence Stamp was originally cast as Thomas , but was dropped two weeks before shooting began in favor of the then-unknown player Hemmings . His role is loosely based on the careers of Swinging London's ace fashion photographers David Bailey and Terence Donovan . Support cast is frankly well such as Sarah Miles , John Castle , Gillian Hills , Tsai Chin , Peter Bowles and Jane Birkin .
Evocative and appropriate cinematography , rich in colour , by Carlo Di Palma , Woody Allen's ordinary cameraman . However , Antonioni unhappy with the color of the grass in Maryon Park , London , had it sprayed green so he could re-shoot the scene . Jazzy musical score by Herbie Hancock , the film contains a rare performance of The Yardbirds during the period when Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were both in the band . Being well produced by MGM , this production company did not have to cut the full frontal nudity or other sexually explicit scenes and maintained all rights to the film, when the film opened to rave reviews and excellent box office, this defeat was considered the final blow for the Production Code's credibility and was replaced with a ratings system less than two years later.
This well-made motion picture was stunningly directed by Michelangelo Antonioni . The picture achieved success at box office , it allowed him to go abroad and to work on international scale in English language : Zabriskie Point (1970) in the USA as well as Professione: reporter or The passenger (1975) with Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider . Antonioni's initial films dealt with neo-realism , reflecting his bourgeois roots like in his first movie Story of a love affair (1950) or La Signora Senza Camelie (1953) or The friends (1955). His biggest success was the trilogy about non-communication and silent with many layered meanings such as The adventure (1960), The night (1961), and The eclipse (1962), with which he won several prizes . His films frequently starred Monica Vitti or other statuesque actresses . A stroke in 1985 severely inhibited his productivity until his death in 2007 . ¨Blow-up¨ is essential and indispensable seeing for thriller and suspense lovers .